Be careful what you wish for
Be careful what you pray
For the memory of what may pass
May haunt your every day
Take it as you leave it
But leave not what you take
For the future of tomorrow
May not learn from our mistakes
Seek out hidden beauty
Even on the darkest days
For the world would have you blinded
By its standards and clichés
Send it with a whisper
Receive it with a scream
But show you no emotion
Lest they feed upon your dreams
For we have been sedated
By the narrow minded ways
Of the preferences of masses
Who set standards and abhor
The triumph of devotion
And emotions we have claimed
In all they fail to see
And fail to fight for anymore
The world keeps on forgetting
Just how beautiful it feels
To be exactly who you are
Instead of trying to conform
As we are deemed eccentric
Or looked down upon as odd
Even hated for our differences
And sometimes, just ignored
By those who cry, “Be different!”
Yet still refuse to change
Unless directed by collectives
As they string themselves along
When did we become the outcasts?
When did we become absurd
For loving what they’ve come to hate
Before our time is gone?
Maybe it’s not only
That they’ve given up their dreams
Just maybe, and quite simply
They’ve been sleeping far too long